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Davey, a southpaw powderpuff puncher with fancy-Dan footwork, stayed on even terms with Gavilan for the first two rounds. In Round 3, Gavilan opened up with one of his famed flurries, pummeling with lefts, rights and his own uppercutting bolo punch. Davey, bewildered by the barrage, was dumped to the canvas for a nine count, the first time he had ever been knocked down. From then on it was just a matter of time, and Gavilan took his time. In Rounds 5 and 6, Gavilan switched styles and fought southpaw too, "just...
...Round 8, Gavilan tired of his cat & mouse tactics and went to work in earnest. The champion's slam-bang attack opened a cut under Davey's right eye. In Round 9, throwing bolos, uppercuts, hooks and crosses, Gavilan pounded Davey to the canvas three times, once clear through the ring ropes. Each time, Davey gamely got back on his feet, but it was clear that he was through for the night. When the bell sounded for Round 10, Davey sat in his corner, gagging from a bolo punch in the Adam's apple, unable to continue...
...diminutive Ecuadoran, thrice intercollegiate champ while at the University of Miami, is best known for his two-fisted forehand. Like Kid Gavilan's "bolo punch," the weapon is crowd pleasing but not necessarily any more effective than the orthodox technique...
Sparingly using his famed bolo punch the Kid kept battering Graham's head, shut one eye, half-shut the other. After 15 rounds, Graham was hanging on; this time Kid Hawk's decision was unanimous...
Turpin crowded the champion from the opening bell, getting the better of the infighting, jabbing and hooking to keep Robinson constantly off balance. Not until Round Three did Robinson land a solid punch, a bolo left to the jaw. "Get him, Sugar! Get him, Sugar!" shrilled Edna Mae. But 31-year-old Sugar Ray could not get going. His timing was off, his punches were missing the target, his ballet footwork was out of rhythm. In a seventh-round clinch, Turpin butted an ugly gash over Robinson's left eye. At the sight of blood, the crowd sensed...